Tony Ortega
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Sightings (6)
Lauer Roasted At Friar's Club - Posted October 25, 2008
Today show anchor Matt Lauer was the butt of many jokes during his roast at the Friar's Club, as were many others in attendance. From the TV news crowd, joining Lauer were Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, Diane Sawyer, Al Roker, Jeff Zucker and more.
The Los Angeles Times'... [TVNewser]
Voice Editor Ortega: Why Stories Like The One In The Nation Are So Silly - Posted July 19, 2007
It's been four months since the Village Voice unceremoniously ousted David Blum and hired a "half-Mexican kid from L.A." Yesterday we spoke with Village Voice editor Tony Ortega, the paper's fifth in 15 months, about his first 100 or so days in office. His State of the Alt-Weekly Union:
How do you... [FishBowlNY]
Voice Hires New Arts Editor - Posted March 29, 2007
Tony Ortega, who replaced the ousted (scorned?) David Blum as editor of the Village Voice earlier this month, has made his first significant hire:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ortega, Tony
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:33 PM
Folks,
I am pleased to announce that Brian Parks is the new Arts and Culture Editor of the Voice.
Brian has... [FishBowlNY]
Confirmed: Tony Ortega New Editor Of Voice; 'Half-Mexican Kid From LA' No Longer Has Mohawk - Posted March 5, 2007
It's official: Tony Ortega, a self-decribed "half-Mexican kid from LA," has been named Village Voice editor.
From the release:
Ortega and his wife Fatima, who is from Jakarta, Indonesia, are looking forward to reacquainting themselves with New York, where Ortega remembers with no small amount of nostalgia his days as an... [FishBowlNY]
Breaking: Village Voice Names Fifth Editor In 15 Months - Posted March 5, 2007
Via Media Mob, the Village Voice has named 43-year-old New Times vet Tony Ortega as its new editor. He was previously editor of New Times Broward-Palm Beach.
Ortega replaces David Blum, who was fired on Friday and briefly replaced by interim editor Bill Jensen.
BACKGROUND:
Minority Voice Writer Laid Off Day After Meeting
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Tony Ortega Moves North to Village Voice - Posted March 5, 2007
LA's own Tony Ortega is tapped as the editor of the Village Voice. He's the 5th in a little over a year. Ortega, who's been most recently at the Broward-Palm Beach New Times once described himself thusly:
I'm a cardholding member of the Evil Empire, a New Times hack who's been at... [FishBowlLA]





